Most cited article - PubMed ID 10431745
Sarcocystis atheridis sp. nov., a new sarcosporidian coccidium from Nitsche's bush viper, Atheris nitschei Tornier, 1902, from Uganda
Parasitology research.
1999 Aug ;
85 (8-9) :
758-64.
Systematic parasitology.
2004 Sep ;
59 (1) :
71-4.
Coprological examination of nine bush vipers Atheris chlorechis imported from Ghana revealed the presence of a new coccidian species belonging to Eimeria Schneider, 1875. Thin walled oöcysts of Eimeria atheridis n. sp. are spherical to slightly subspherical, 22.8 (19-26) x 22.5 (19-25) microm, without micropyle, polar granule and oöcyst residuum. Sporocysts are elongately ellipsoidal, 17.1 (15-19) x 7.5 (6-8) microm, with a dome like, relatively flat Stieda body. Sporozoites possess two refractile bodies and distinct transversal striation. Based on the presence of a Stieda body the species described herein clearly belongs to the Eimeria ( sensu stricto ).
- MeSH
- Eimeria ultrastructure MeSH
- Feces MeSH
- Microscopy, Interference MeSH
- Oocysts ultrastructure MeSH
- Viperidae parasitology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Ghana MeSH
